allaboutduncan

The 7-8 Phillies played a great first game. Everyone was hitting exceptionally well and we answered the Rays 3 runs with 5 runs of our own in the first inning. The second inning was scoreless, but the Rays came back and tied the game in the third. We left 2 runners stranded in scoring position at 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Phillies held the Rays in the top of the fourth.

Jack scored the winning run for the Phillies in the bottom of the fourth with an infield homerun. With two runners on base in the top of the fifth, Carter tagged a runner advancing to 3rd base for the game ending out.

Just like Game 1 against the Rays, they were a fun and tough team to play. Close was the name of the game, with only 1 run separating us until the final inning. My picthing was uneven and was partly to blame for the lack of run support this time. I’ll be working on my delivery to get something straighter and more consistent to all of the kids. With such a close game, there’s nothing to complain about at all. We had a few great plays, including Ethan cathing a pop-fly at third base. Speaking to the coach of the Rays after the game, we both want a rematch.

Our seond loss was a rough one. The Nationals had everything working well. they had great hitters and a strong first baseman that was hard to get by. A few over-agressive base-running plays early on knocked us out of the first quickly. They were both great plays and I was yelling to send the runners as well, thinking they would make it. After a rough second inning where the Nationals scored 7 runs, we coulnd’t get any runners across the plate to even the score. David did get his first big hit of the season and hopefully his streak will continue in our next few games.

Our bats were really working in our 11-7 win against the Red Sox. We had a great first inning, scoring 8 runs. The game winning runs came in the thrid when Thomas was at bat with the bases loaded. His great hit turned into a bases clearing triple. Overall the team did a great job running and scoring. We had a tense moment in the 3rd when Carter was caught in a run-off between second and third. Carter finally made it back to second safely and Dylan ran back to first. The Nationals were a tough team with a strong front lineup. A few keys outs in the field from Carter and Dylan helped us add another win to our record.